Still not quite in synch with Sydney time, so another late start for you correspondent. Definitely a few small knee to maybe waist plusses at Dee Why and along the Narrabeen stretch. Wind was not a factor as of 0830 although the skies were murky and punctuated by the odd shower. Definitely a more wintry than summery feel to the day.

The MHL buoy was showing 2.3 metres of 10-sec SSE swell at 0700. Tide was coming into the 2 metre high tide at 1030 and the Bureau was forecasting a decreasing energy trend for the waves today. Beachwatch is calling the water 23oC – but everybody seemed to be wearing rubber when I checked.

Outlook is for waves to weaken very gradually over the weekend, but with luck they won’t fade out completely and on the right tides at the right spots, there should still be knee to waist high grovellers.

Have a great day everyone and keep on smilin’!

Weather Situation

A strong and slow moving high pressure system is situated south of the Bight and extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. At the same time, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fehi is located over the South Island of New Zealand and is weakening. A persistent southerly airstream is being directed along the coast between the two systems.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds

Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the early afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.

2nd Swell

Easterly around 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Saturday 3 February

Winds

Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.